Mental health quiz

1. Hysteria was a common illness for women in the past where the womb was thought to wander around the body. If we know now that this doesn’t happen, why are women still diagnosed more with anxiety, depression and phobias than men?

Women present themselves to doctors and other health services more than men.

Women and men have different social pressures and circumstances.

There are biological factors that cause more mental health problems in men and women.

Men present different symptoms than women.

All of the above.

2. About one quarter of people the UK will experience a mental health difficulty over a year. How long have people recognised mental health challenges for?

this is a recent development

since the fourteenth century when Bethlam hospital was set up

since ancient times

Scientists have found that there may be a link between the death of a loved one and heart attacks in the immediate aftermath. Which common saying does this relate to?

healthy body, healthy mind

going mad with grief

dying of a broken heart

being green with envy

People experiencing mental health problems used to be sent to hospitals, prisons, and poor houses. How much do you think our society has changed? What percentage of people in prison in the UK have a diagnosable mental illness and or problem with substance abuse?

In the past, people who were seen as ‘ignorant’ were often also described as ‘mad’ and ‘bad’. Those with the least education were more likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems. Which of the following statements is true?

People with mental health problems are less likely to be in debt as the general population.

Children in poor households are three times as likely to have mental health problems as children in well-off households.

People without degrees have the same chance of experiencing depression as those who do have degrees.

In the past, pregnancy was a dangerous time for women’s mental health as well as their physical health. Today pregnancy and birth is a happy time for many people. It is however a huge life change: what proportion of women today still experience mental health challenges after the birth of a baby?

0-7%

8-15%

16-23%

24-31%

In the past, people with mental health problems were thought to be possessed by the devil or demons. The ancient philosopher Hippocrates thought this belief was:

unlikely to cause many problems

ignorant and superstitious

one of a range of possibilities

the only cause of mental health problems

An English doctor in the sixteenth century described all of these sources of stress as common in his patients. All of them are familiar to us today! Rank them from 1 to 4 in the order you think would have been most common:

marriage problems
financial problems
bereavement
other relationship problems

Now rank these three top causes of stress in the twenty-first century, according to Mind, with the most common first:

health
work
financial problems

In the humoral system, which of these things cause mental health difficulties? (tick all that apply)

The devil

The moon

Alcohol

The weather

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